Women’s March Madness 2026 Bracket Reveal: Watch Selection Sunday Live

The excitement is building as the 2026 NCAA Women’s Basketball Tournament gets underway with the bracket reveal. On Selection Sunday, March 15, the 68-team lineup will be announced, officially kicking off the tournament.

This year, eight Big Ten women’s teams have guaranteed spots in the NCAA Tournament, including both Michigan schools. Minnesota, UCLA, Oregon, Washington, Iowa, and Ohio State are also in the mix.

This blog post covers what you need for the tournament—how to watch the selection show, the schedule, and where the games will take place.

How to Watch the Selection Show

The action starts with the selection show, where the 68 teams for the tournament get revealed. The women’s NCAA tournament selection show airs Sunday, March 15, at 8 p.m. EST.

If you’re interested in the men’s NCAA tournament field, that gets released earlier at 6 p.m. EST. Here’s how you can tune in:

• Streaming: Fubo (free trial)
• TV Channel: ESPN (for the women’s bracket reveal)
• Men’s release: CBS

Want more details? Check out the full article on the Free Press website.

First Four and Early Rounds

First Four Games

The First Four games kick off the women’s NCAA tournament, with 16-seeds and low-seeded at-large teams battling in play-in games. These matchups run from March 18 to March 19 at various campus sites.

The First Four decides which teams grab the final spots in the main bracket. It’s a tense start—nobody wants to go home early.

Campus Sites for Early Rounds

The first and second rounds also happen at campus sites. The top four seeds from each region will host three games each—two first-round games and one second-round game.

This year, Michigan gets to host a pod of games for just the second time ever (the first was in 2022). Here are the schools and sites for these early rounds:

• West Virginia, Morgantown – Hope Coliseum
• Duke, Durham, North Carolina – Cameron Indoor Stadium
• Iowa, Iowa City, Iowa – Carver-Hawkeye Arena
• LSU, Baton Rouge, Louisiana – Pete Maravich Assembly Center
• Louisville, Louisville, Kentucky – KFC Yum! Center
• Michigan, Ann Arbor – Crisler Center
• Minnesota, Minneapolis – Williams Arena
• North Carolina, Chapel Hill, North Carolina – Carmichael Arena
• Ohio State, Columbus, Ohio – Value Center Arena
• Oklahoma, Norman, Oklahoma – Lloyd Noble Center
• South Carolina, Columbia, South Carolina – Colonial Life Arena
• TCU, Fort Worth, Texas – Ed and Rae Schollmaier Arena
• Texas, Austin, Texas – Moody Center
• UCLA, Los Angeles – Pauley Pavilion
• UConn, Storrs, Connecticut – Gampel Pavilion
• Vanderbilt, Nashville, Tennessee – Memorial Gym

Sweet 16 and Elite Eight

The Sweet 16 and Elite Eight rounds turn up the pressure. These games run from March 27 to March 30 at two big sites:

• Dickies Arena in Fort Worth, Texas
• Golden 1 Center in Sacramento, California

Only the strongest teams will make it through these rounds to reach the Final Four. It gets intense—every play matters.

The Final Four and Championship

Final Four

The women’s Final Four lands at the Mortgage Matchup Center in Phoenix from April 3 to April 5. The last four teams will battle for a spot in the championship game.

Fans from all over will pack the arena, hoping their team can pull off something special. It’s the kind of atmosphere you don’t forget.

Future Final Four Locations

The NCAA has already picked out spots for future women’s Final Four events:

• 2027: Columbus, Ohio – Nationwide Arena, April 2-4
• 2028: Indianapolis – Lucas Oil Stadium, March 31-April 2
• 2029: San Antonio – Alamodome, March 30-April 1
• 2030: Portland, Oregon – Moda Center, April 5-7
• 2031: Dallas – American Airlines Center, April 4-6

Each of these cities will bring its own energy to the biggest stage in women’s college basketball. No doubt, players and fans will remember these moments for a long time.

Conclusion

The 2026 NCAA Women’s Basketball Tournament promises a wild ride. There’s no shortage of drama or jaw-dropping plays in this event.

Fans can catch the bracket reveal on March 15. After that, the tournament rolls on through each round, each one more tense than the last.

If you want the nitty-gritty details, check out the Free Press article.